Originally ordinary paper was used but in 1886 the company changed the material to rice paper. In 2019 it launched its Natura papers, which are made from hemp, and its Bamboo papers, made from sustainable, biodegradable bamboo.
The full name is Rizla+ and the name comes from the French word for rice, 'riz' plus 'La+' which is an abbreviation of Lacroix, the name of the company's founder.
Yes, there are three different sizes, the most common being 70 x 36mm and 108 x 44mm but some also come in 98 x 44mm. Some Rizla papers also come in a variety of thicknesses: thin, medium thin, extra thin, super thin, and ultra-thin.
There are two standard sizes, partly because of different thicknesses. These are 32 and 50 per booklet.
Rolling paper is a specially produced kind of paper that is used in the commercial manufacture of cigarettes as well as for roll-your-own cigarettes. Rizla papers are specifically for use in the roll-your-own market. Invented in the 17th century, Rizla is the world's leading brand and its papers are sold in packs of pre-cut cigarette-sized sheets with a gummed edge to secure the cigarette once it has been rolled.
The nine different colours, liquorice, white, orange, red, blue, pink and silver are used to represent the different thicknesses. Liquorice is the heaviest and silver the lightest.
For decades Rizlas were manufactured in Rizla's factory at Pontypridd in South Wales but the parent company Imperial Tobacco closed the factory in 2005 and production is now concentrated at their plant in Belgium.
The ordinary papers are thin and tasteless. Only the specially flavoured varieties, like liquorice, have any added taste. It is also possible to use flavoured cards for insertion into the rolled cigarettes.
No. The recent changes in the law prohibit the sale of flavoured cigarettes, flavoured tobacco or combination packets in which tobacco is sold together with flavoured products. It is still legal to sell flavoured papers in the same transaction as tobacco products.
The most common bulk pack quantities are 20, 24, 32, 50 and 100. These are for selling single booklets, but they also come in packs of, 2, 3 or 5 for individual resale.
Yes. It is an offence for any person to sell cigarettes, tobacco products or cigarette rolling papers to anyone under the age of 18, even if the products are not for the purchaser's own use.